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Friday
The First
Lesson
1 Samuel 10:1-11
1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head,
and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed
thee to be captain over his inheritance?
2 When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find
two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah;
and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to
seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the
asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my
son?
3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come
to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going
up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying
three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread;
which thou shalt receive of their hands.
5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the
garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when
thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company
of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery,
and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall
prophesy:
6 And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt
prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou
do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I
will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice
sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till
I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.
9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from
Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came
to pass that day.
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company
of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came upon him, and
he prophesied among them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw
that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people
said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of
Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
1st Lesson Questions -
Does God still give people a new heart, the way He did to Saul? How? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 14:15-24
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these
things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread
in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper,
and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were
bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs
go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go
to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come.
21 So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then
the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in
hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded,
and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out unto the highways
and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be
filled.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden
shall taste of my supper.
2nd Lessons Questions -
In the past six months, have I made excuses which kept me away from the banquet table of the Lord? RESOLVE.